1. As discussed in Week 1, Culture and Communications are intertwined, and we can see how communication enables the spread and reiteration of culture. Both aspects propagate the values and schemas of a culture through the repeated interaction and exchange of information enabled by the communication process. Without using social media as an example, explain what types of cultural/moral values can be spread through media and HOW that shaped society in the past.
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Explanation:
More than one hundred years ago, John Dewey wrote in Democracy and Education that society is not only supported by various forms of communication but also enveloped in communication. Dewey reiterated what philosophers and scholars had noted for centuries: small groups, larger communities and vast institutions — all the things that make up a society — function in relation to how communication flows within and between groups.
There are different forms of communication. At the broadest level, communication is an exchange of meaning between people using symbols. The most common symbols we use are verbal and written words, but there are also many forms of nonverbal communication such as American Sign Language. What sign language, verbal communication and written communication have in common is the use of abstract symbols to convey meaning. Whether you say “thank you” in face-to-face communication, send someone a card with the words “thank you” written on it, or use nonverbal cues to express thanks, the meaning is the same.